Hyosung turns to loss in Q3
SEOUL– Hyosung Corp. on Friday reported its third-quarter net loss of 41 billion won (US$28.8 million), swinging from a profit of 170.4 billion won a year earlier. The company said…
October 28, 2022
S. Korea coach Bento says doors to World Cup roster ‘not closed’
SEOUL– As the clock ticks down on this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the decision time is nigh for South Korea head coach Paulo Bento. Save for a few…
Yoon names new deputy NIS director
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday named a former prosecutor as a deputy director of the National Intelligence Service, his office said, filling a vacancy created earlier this week by…
Hanwha Solutions to raise 70 bln won via stock offering
SEOUL– Hanwha Solutions Corp.on Friday announced that it will sell stock to raise 70 billion won (US$49.2 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to finance…
Former Justice Party leader Lee Jeong-mi elected for 2nd term
SEOUL– Lee Jeong-mi, a former chief of the minor progressive Justice Party (JP), was elected Friday for a second term to lead a major reform of the party reeling from…
Heroes reach Korean Series after eliminating Twins in KBO postseason
SEOUL– For the first time in three years, the Kiwoom Heroes will be playing in the South Korean baseball championship series. Former big leaguer Yasiel Puig homered and knocked in…